The Firsthand Story of Val Forgett, Jr. clearing Bannerman's Island.
 

Very cool. Thanks for posting. Wk

It was a good story.
I found several others, equally compelling.

Thanks !

Very interesting, fun, and sad.

Here's a 2017 update seminar about the island...

I lived in the Hudson Valley for 18 years, and had a small boat on the river. I used to occasionally sail to the Newburgh area and around the island. It was, needless to say, an interesting place...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcAX7w-ncbM

my god he is boring - interesting story, but jeeezzzz